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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/19/156829/probe-finds-more-lavish-spending.htmlThu, 19 Jul 2012 00:00 EDTFirst it was a nearly $1 million conference in Las Vegas, featuring $7,000 worth of sushi, a mind reader and a clown. Now it turns out that just weeks after…

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/13/156148/poll-majority-want-tax-cuts-for.htmlFri, 13 Jul 2012 00:00 EDTA majority of Americans want the Bush tax cuts extended for everyone, despite a strong push by President Barack Obama to eliminate them on higher incomes, according to a new…

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/11/155728/missouri-republican-candidates.htmlWed, 11 Jul 2012 07:25 EDTU.S. Sen. Claire McCaskills tax problems might not be so inviting a political target for her opponents after all. It turns out that the three Missouri Republicans hoping for the…

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/06/28/154301/chief-justice-john-roberts-is.htmlThu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00 EDTAt his confirmation hearings in 2005, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. said he saw himself as an umpire, and that nobody ever went to a ball game to see the…

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/06/19/153005/cattle-buzzed-by-government-flights.htmlTue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00 EDTFirst there was the lore about farm dust and how the Environmental Protection Agency was ordering farmers to control it.

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/06/11/151943/senate-race-in-missouri-suddenly.htmlMon, 11 Jun 2012 13:58 EDTDemocratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is confronting strong headwinds in her bid for a second term, and it's made Missouri one of the most watched states on the political map.

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/06/04/151099/report-gsa-handed-out-1-million.htmlMon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00 EDTThe federal General Services Administration has handed out more than $1 million in taxpayer-funded bonuses since 2008 to dozens of employees who were under investigation for misconduct.

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/05/24/150096/josh-earnest-went-from-baseball.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 00:00 EDTThe 37-year-old Earnest, who grew up in Kansas City, Mo., is the principal deputy White House press secretary. Before Earnest even sets foot inside the White House gates and enters…

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/05/14/148756/intern-finds-way-to-help-deaf.htmlMon, 14 May 2012 00:00 EDTMembers of Congress might wait years before accomplishing something of lasting value, if theyre even lucky enough to do that.

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/04/23/146448/political-push-continues-on-student.htmlMon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00 EDTHoping for a federal student loan to help pay for college? Beware, because the interest rates are set to double July 1 unless Congress and the White House find a…

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/04/20/146156/gop-ahead-of-democrats-in-outside.htmlFri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00 EDTWheres the cavalry? Thats the question some Democrats in Missouri are asking about the wave of outside money flooding the state to unseat Sen. Claire McCaskill.

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/03/21/142710/after-bales-arrest-military-tried.htmlWed, 21 Mar 2012 18:50 EDTBesides waiting nearly a week before identifying the Army staff sergeant who's accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers, the U.S. military scrubbed its websites of references to his combat service.

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/03/02/140695/in-us-politics-religion-often.htmlFri, 02 Mar 2012 19:22 ESTAs the recent flap by Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum shows, the mix of politics and religion is not a marriage made in heaven.

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/02/29/140441/quiet-freshman-senator-pushes.htmlWed, 29 Feb 2012 19:13 ESTThe fight over the contraception mandate in the health care law will not likely determine which party wins the White House and Senate next fall.

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/02/24/139909/egypt-trial-threatens-future-of.htmlFri, 24 Feb 2012 19:04 ESTA trial set for Sunday in Egypt of at least 16 Americans could have far-reaching implications for the pro-democracy movement that has been sweeping the Middle East.

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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/02/19/139334/claire-mccaskill-digging-in-to.htmlSun, 19 Feb 2012 14:52 ESTA three-decade veteran of Missouri politics, Sen. Claire McCaskill knows that her ties to President Obama are just one of the reasons shes on everyones list of most vulnerable Democrats.